Ryan Mallett arrested in Springdale, charged with DWI

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Ryan Mallett was arrested in Springdale on Tuesday night, according to the Springdale Police Department's intake records. The former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

At 6:23 p.m., police responded to a crash near the intersection of New Hope Road and Arkansas 112, just west of Interstate 49. Mallett was taken into custody on the spot, the Springdale Police Department told KATV content partner KFSM Channel 5 News.

Mallett, 31, played at Arkansas from 2008-2010. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft and played for New England, Houston and Baltimore.